Jo Richardson Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Unique reference
- 133561
- Address
- Gale Street, Castle Green, RM9 4UN
- Website
- http://jorichardson.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1651 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 33.9%
Mixed 18%
African 17.4%
Other White 9.2%
Bangladeshi 7.5%
Pakistani 3.2%
Unclassified 3.2%
Indian 2.1%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 45%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.95
Local authority average 4.19
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 73 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 76 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 76 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 80 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Jo Richardson Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 300
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 347
- 2nd preference
- 196
- 3rd preference
- 138
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 276
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 296 164 132 |
| Year 8 | 297 155 142 |
| Year 9 | 291 152 139 |
| Year 10 | 291 138 153 |
| Year 11 | 286 141 145 |
| Year 12 | 104 45 59 |
| Year 13 | 86 42 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 92.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 32.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 54.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 74.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 17.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 23.0% 16.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 1.7% |